Vad händer
Kontext
Solar generation experienced an impressive growth, soaring nearly twenty-fold from 2,609 gigawatt-hours (GWh) to an astounding 48,950 GWh.
Clean Technica: Solar Up 20X, Fossil Fuel Use Down In California
In 2022, California adopted a report that sets planning goals of 2,000-5,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind by 2030 and 25,000 MW by 2045, enough electricity to power 3.75 million initially and 25 million homes by mid-century.
California has about 39 million residents. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, it has enough solar power to run a little over 11,000,000 homes. Just over 78,000 people work in the California solar industry, according to the same source.
Clean Technica: Solar Generation In California Increased Almost 20-Fold In The Last 11 Years
Kalifornien nådde även en milstolpe första kvartalet 2023 i och med att solenergi och vindkraft ersatte över hälften av dieselkonsumtionen.
Vad har det för betydelse
Som en följd av Kaliforniens investeringar i solenergi sjunker priset, inte bara i USA, och energislaget kommer spridas snabbare vilket slår ut användning av kol, olja och gas.
I nyheterna
- Clean Technica: Solar Generation In California Increased Almost 20-Fold In The Last 11 Years
- California Energy Commission: Data Show Clean Power Increasing, Fossil Fuel Decreasing in California
- Clean Technica: Solar Up 20X, Fossil Fuel Use Down In California
- Clean Technica: For First Time, 50% Of California Diesel Fuel Is Replaced By Clean Fuels
- Building the Electricity Grid of the Future: California’s Clean Energy Transition Plan (pdf)
- Bildkälla: Kalifornien
